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GOVERNMENT OF
ITAL
उत्पड जपते
भारत सरकार
.
॥ प्रियव्रतकथा ॥
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THE STORY OF PRIYAVRATA
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स राजपुत्रः प्रियव्रतः परमभागवतो नारदस्य
चरणोपसेवयाऽवगतपरमार्थ
पालनाय स्वपित्रोपामन्त्रितो भगवति वासुदेव
एवाव्यवधानसमाधियोगेन नैवाभ्यनन्दत् ।
That (other) son of the king (Manu),
Priyavrata *, a very great devotee of the
Lord, who had learnt the Truth by
service at the feet of Narada, was called
upon by his father (Manu) to protect the
world, but for the sake of uninterrupted
contemplation of Lord Vasudeva, (he)
did not relish (that duty).
* Priyavrata was brother of Uttanapada, father
of Dhruva. The mapping out of the globe into the
seven oceans and seven continents is said to date from
the time of this Priyavrata who is described as having
gone round the world many times.